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WILLIAM HANFORD KISG, OF LITTLE SILVER, NEW JERSEY.

LAND-M ARKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,254, dated March18, 1884:.

Application filed April Be it known that I, WILLIAM Hanronn KING, ofLittle Silver, in the county of Monmouth and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Land-Markers, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a plan view of my improvement, parts being broken.away. Fig. 2, Sheet 1, is a'front elevation of the same, parts beingbroken away. Fig. 3, Sheet 1, is a side elevation of the foot forforming the guide-mark, its supporting-rod being shown in sectionthrough theline a; as, Fig. 1. Fig. 4, Sheet 1, is a rear elevation ofthe same. Fig. '5, Sheet 2, is a side elevation of the improvement,partly in section. Fig. 6, Sheet 2, is a side elevation of the samereversed.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the marking'of land forplanting and other purposes, and to promote convenience in operating andcontrolling the markers.

The invention consists in the detailed con struction and combination ofparts, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

A represents the tongue, to which the draft is applied, and which isattached at its rear end to the center of the cross-beam B. Theconnection between the tongue A and the cross beam B is strengthened byinclined braces 0, attached at'their ends to the said tongue and beam.

To the under side of the cross-beam B, upon the opposite sides of andequally distant from its center, is secured by a bolt, D, a plate, E,which has a flange upon the upper side of its of the cross-beam B andadapt the said plate to be secured in place by a single bolt. Severalholes are formed in the cross-beam B, to receive the bolts D, so thatthe plates E can be adjusted closer to or farther from'the center of thesaid cross-beam, as may be required.

Upon the ends of the plate E are formed downwardly-proj ecting arms F,in which are secured the ends of the shaft G, upon which the roller Hrevolves;

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'end of the said frame I will have a free upand-down movement.

The rear ends of the side bars of the frame I project and to and betweenthem is hinged by a long bolt, J, the

cross-head K formed upon the shank L of the plow M, so that the saidplow can swing forward and back freely, but will be held from lateralmovement and from turning to the right or left. This construction allowsthe plow to be adjusted at any desired pitch.

To the upwardly-proj ecting end of the plowshank L is hinged by a bolt,N, the rear end of the bar 0, which projects forward over the cross-beamB and rests upon a small roller, P, pivoted to the lugs of a plate, Q,secured to the said cross-beam by the bolt D, that secures the plate Eto the said crossbeam. The plowshank L and the bar 0 are connectedadjustably by a brace-rod, R, the upper end of which passes through-akeeper, S, attached to the said bar 0, and is secured to the said keeperand bar. by a pin, T, as shown in Figs. 1, 5, and 6. Several holes areformed in the upper part of the brace-rod B to receive the pin T, sothat the plow can be readily adj ustcd to have any desired pitch. Thelower end of the brace-rod R is slotted to receive the bolt U, thatsecures it to the plow-shank L, to allow the point of the plow M toswing down close to the rear side of the roller H, as shown in Fig. 6,when the plow is raised from the ground, so that the said plow-pointwill not be liable to catch upon the obstructions while the machine isbeing taken from place to place.

To the Vertical rear side of a bracket, V, formed upon or secured to theinner rear part of the frame I, is secured by a bolt, V, the lower endof the lever X, by means of which the frame I is operated to raise andlower the plow M. By this construction by loosening the bolt N the upperend of the lever X can be swung inward or outward as the plate E and itsattachments are adjusted farther from or closer to the center of thecross-beam B, so that the said upper end of the said lever X can be keptwithin convenient reach of the driver from his seat. The frame I and itsat tachments are locked in place when swung upward to raise the plow Mfrom the ground by a latch-hook, Y, hinged to the inner side bar of theframe I, and which engages with a pin, Z, or other suitable catchattached to the inner arm of the plate E. The hook Y is held forward inposition to engage automatically with the pin Z when the frame I israised into position by a spring, a, attached to the frame I, and whichbears against the rear end of the said hook Y, as shown in Fig. 6.

To the latch-hook Y is attached the end of a wire, b, the other end ofwhich is attached to an arm of the elbow-lever c. The elbow-lever c ispivoted at its angle to the side of the lower part of the lever X, andto its other end is attached the end of a wire, (1, which passes upalong the said lever X, and is attached at its other end to anelbow-lever, e, pivoted to the upper part of the said lever X. lViththis construction, by operating the lever c with the hand that graspsthe lever X the hook Y can be readily withdrawn from the pin Z to allowthe frame I and its attachments to be lowered.

The plow M is made witha mold-board upon each side, as shown in Fig. 1,and with afoot, M, upon the lower end of the shank L, as shown in Figs.5 and 6, to slide upon the bottom of the furrow and give steadiness tothe plow when at work.

. To the lower end of the outer arm, F, of each plate E are hinged theinwardly-projecting ends of the upwardly-projecting flanges formed uponthe ends of the foot-plate f, to the rear flange of which is bolted theinner end of a rod, 9. The upper side of the outer end of the rod 9 isbeveled, and to it is bolted the inner end of the rod h, the said bevelbeing such that the said rod h will be level or nearly level.

To the under side of the rod h is secured by a bolt, '6, the head of theshank j, which has an upwardly-projecting flange along its for wardedge, so that the said shank will be held firmly in place by a singlebolt. Several holes are formed in the bar h to receive the bolt 1, sothat the shank j can be adjusted as the adj ustment of the marking-plowsM may require.

Upon the lower end of the shank j is formed a foot, is, the lower sideof which is rounded, as shown in Fig. 3, so that it will pass over theground easily, the weight of the shank j and rods gh causing the foot 76to make a sufficient mark upon the ground when the soil is loose toserve as a guide to the driver at the next crossing.

Z is a short bar, of steel or other suitable material, which isperforated near one end to receive the screw m, by which the said bar Zis secured to the rear side of the shank j. When the soil is loose andthe foot will form a sufficient mark, the bar Z is secured to the shankj, with its free end upward, so as to be out of contact with the soil,as shown in full lines in Figs. 3 and 4; but when the soil is hard,-sothat the foot cannot make a sufficient mark, the bar Z is reversed, andis secured to the shank j, with its free end projecting below the foot7r, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 3 and 4, so as to mark the groundas the machine is drawn forward.

The rods g h are strengthened against the draft-strain by the brace-roda, the outer end of which is bolted to the outer part of the rod h, andits inner end is secured to the forward end flange of the foot-plate f.

To the foot-plate f is secured, or upon it is formed aforwardly-projecting arm, 0, having upon its forward end anupwardly-projecting flange to which is pivoted by a bolt, 19, the outerend of the bar q. The outer end of the bar g has a short slot formed init to receive the bolt 1), and give the rods 9 h sufflcient play toallow the foot 70 to accommodate itself to the surface of uneven ground.The inner end of the connecting-bar q passes through the slot in thelower end of the arm 1", and is perforated to receive the pin s,whicl1passes through it and through the said slotted arm 1'. Several holes areformed in the inner end of the bar q to receive thepin s, so that thesaid bar q can be adjusted to correspond with the adjustment of themarking-plows. The perforated inner parts of the bars q are made thin orare halved to overlap each other within the slot of the arm r, and besecured by the same pin 8, so that both bars will be operated at thesame time and by the same movement of the arm 1'. The upper part of thearm r is curved to pass around the tongue A, and its upper end isrigidly attached to the shaft t, which rocks in bearings attached to theupper side of the said tongue A.

To the forward part of the shaft t is rigidly attached the lower end ofthe upwardly-proj ecting lever u, so that by operating the said lever uthe guide-marker at one side of the machine will be raised and the oneupon the other side will be lowered.

With the lever to is connected a spring-lever pawl, 12, which engageswith a catch-bar, 10, attached to the tongue A or to the support for theshaft '6, so as to hold the lever u and the mechanism connected with itin any position into which they may be adjusted. With this constructionas the machine is drawn forward the plows M open channels to receiveseed or for other desired purposes, and the shoe 70 marks the groundparallel with the channels opened by the plows M, and at such a distancefrom the outer channel as to be midway between the plows at the neXtpassage of the machine across the field, and thus serve as a guide tothe driver in directing the machineto form the channels at uniformdistances apart.

The bearings and other partsliable to wear are designed to be protectedfrom sand and dirt by projections formed upon or attached to the frameadjacent to the said parts.

00 is a bolt, which projects downward from the tongue A to receive thedouble-tree, and

which is strengthened against the draft-strain by inclined braces 31,attached to it and to the tongue-braces C, so that by adjusting the bolt00 or the position of the double-tree upon it the point of draftattachment can be adjusted to take all downdraft from the horses necks.

If desired, two bolts, D, or other suitable appliance, can be used forsecuring the plate E to the crossbeam B, to hold the said plate firmlyin place.- v

The mold-boards of the plows M can be made in one piece or in two ormore pieces, as may be desired.

By connecting one of the bars g with the arm 1" below the tongue A,andthe other with an arm above the tongue, both guide-markers can be raisedor lowered at the same time instead of raising and lowering themalternately, as hereinbefore described.

Having thus described my invention,I claim as new and desireto secure byLetters Patent- 1. The combination of the roller plate flanges F; theframe I, pivoted to the rolleraxle and carrying the plow M, whosestandard is pivoted to said frame, said frame also having a spring-hook,Y, the bar 0, pivoted to the plow-standard, and with its free end adapted to rest on a roller, P, of the beam B, and the hand'lever X, pivotedupon the frame I,

and connected to the bar 0, said lever having a supplementary lever, 6,having means for operating the spring-hook Y, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the roller plate flanges F, the frame I, pivotedto the rolleraXle and carrying the plow M, whose standard is pivoted tosaid frame, said frame also having a spring-hook, Y, the bar 0, pivotedto the plow-standard, and with its free end adapted to rest on aroller,P, the brace R, connected to the bar 0, and having a slot, U, in its endconnected to the plow-standard, and the handlever X, pivoted to theframe I, and provided with means for operating the spring-hook Y,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. The combination of the roller plate flanges F, the foot-plate f,pivoted to the latter, and having the fixed forwardly-projecting arm 0,in turn provided with an upwardlyprojecting flange having a bolt, p,upon which is pivoted the slotted bar q, the rods 9 h, and foot is,curved bar 9, shaft 25, and lever u, having a pawl, 1 and catch-bar 20,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM HANFORD KING. it-messes:

MELvILLn STRONG, THos. DAVIS, Jr.

